2020 American Transplant Congress
Steatosis Quantification by MRI PDFF Effectively Identifies Liver Allografts at Low Risk for Recipient Complicationsin Living Donor Liver Transplantation
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Novel methods to assess steatosis, such as proton density fat fraction (PDFF) from MRI provide an accurate and continuous quantification of mild steatosis. We…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Metabolic Liver Diseases versus Biliary Atresia: Single Center Experience
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: The main indication for LT in children has been biliary atresia (BA). Recent advances in surgical management and the development of new immunosuppressants have…2020 American Transplant Congress
Should Steatotic Livers Be Transplanted Into Pediatric Recipients?
*Purpose: Although steatotic livers are frequently transplanted in the adult population, they are not commonly transplanted in pediatric recipients. We questioned if the outcomes of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact Of Delayed Kidney Transplantation On Positive Crossmatch Liver Kidney Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Indiana University Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation in sensitized patients is associated with an increased immunological risk. Significant decrease in circulating anti-HLA donor specific antibodies (DSA) has been observed…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Priori Identification of Hard-to-Place Livers
1SRTR, Minneapolis, MN, 2OPTN, Richmond, VA, 3SRTR, Mineeapolis, MN
*Purpose: Identification of hard-to-place deceased donor livers is important due to its potential role in expedited placement. Determining hard-to-place must be based on data available…2019 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Antibiotics Pretreatment Protects Liver Transplants from Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Prostaglandin E2: From Bench-to Bedside
Surgery, Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: We and others have reported on benefits of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress modulation and autophagy enhancement to mitigate ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in orthotopic liver…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Program of Directed Domino and Split Liver Donations Increases Liver Transplants
Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Liver transplants have not been performed in directed donor chains as have evolved for kidney transplants. We report an initial experience using domino and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Gender Disparity In Access To Liver Transplant Larger In White Than Black Patients
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Disparities in receipt of liver transplantation (LT) by gender and race have been documented, limiting access to this life saving treatment for particular patient…2019 American Transplant Congress
Poor Long-Term Outcome of Liver Transplant Recipients with Preexisting Renal Insufficiency
*Purpose: Due to the MELD based allocation system the number of patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) with severely impaired renal function has markedly increased.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Functional Measures of Frailty and Not Sarcopenia Predict Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Liver Transplant Candidates
Division of Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Sarcopenia determined by single slice measures of abdominal imaging have been correlated with liver transplant (LT) outcomes. However, in end-stage liver disease (ESLD), these…
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